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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2008
Applicant:
Klaus Klingenbeck-regn, Nürnberg, DE;
Inventor:
Klaus Klingenbeck-Regn, Nürnberg, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/253 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
With an x-ray imaging system with a moveable part, obstacles can stand in the way of the movement of the moveable part. In accordance with the invention, video cameras capture the occupation of the space by objects using volume elements. It is possible to determine at a target movement of the moveable part which volume elements are passed through during this. If one of these volume elements proves to be a volume element occupied by an object, the movement of the moveable part is prevented, otherwise it is enabled or actively implemented.